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this is a big moment. >> sean: this is a big moment. >> you are talking about the politics aspect. look, a real conservative is gonna say this is the opportunity to cut down, cut trillions of spending. this is one of the things, you know, look, reagan, both you and i admire reagan. he bit the bullet and had to raise tacks to save social security. -- raise taxes to save social security. the >> sean: he was promised spending cuts -- [ talking over each other ] >> president reagan said it was the biggest mistake he made. he was promised by tip o'neil three dollars spending every one dollar of tax -- [ talking over each other ] >> one of the things reagan did with democratic congress do these tax credits with historical buildings and things that created jobs for building trades people, people that are out of work because of the housing crisis. >> sean: why did david plouffe suggest the american people don't care about unemployment numbers. they are not caring about debt to gdp ratios? >> i think that showed indifference that the administration -- >> sean: i would make them eat those wo
this is a big moment. >> sean: this is a big moment. >> you are talking about the politics aspect. look, a real conservative is gonna say this is the opportunity to cut down, cut trillions of spending. this is one of the things, you know, look, reagan, both you and i admire reagan. he bit the bullet and had to raise tacks to save social security. -- raise taxes to save social security. the >> sean: he was promised spending cuts -- [ talking over each other ] >> president...
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we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is that the discussion time. it is crunch time. why have we not heard one proposal from the president? what are you going to do on medicare? >> it is such a certain argument we are having here brought some of us, a few of us, one of us maybe -- [laughter] has an idea that i-he would come to this, -- the idea that he would come to this, "come into my parlor, said the spider to fly." the republicans had their heads handed to them politically -- i am not saying they are substantively wrong -- they tidies debt reductions -- to the reductions -- tied it these debt reductions to the debt limit. i d
we're talking big money. and doing something on social security and medicaid. it could all easily collapse, but for the first time, you have the leader of the country and a principal legislators at least looking at the possibility of doing the right thing. >> but the leader of the country has to lead. he has not yet. even though we have had the rumors and leaks that he is prepared to look at and to discuss, that is language he has used for two -- "i am happy to discuss --" is...
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i think if the corporations or big donors, big bundlers have money to give, they are giving it to the senate g.o.p. races. >> bob: they are. the other reason they are not giving it to her is they are scared to death that she will become president. that's my new zealand point. give her credit for raising money. she did it last year, and state-of-the-arted in the healthcare debate. she was smart getting out there -- and smart in the healthcare debate. this is not as formidable -- >> eric: this is only june 27. >> bob: but the real key is in the presidential politics, how many times do you go to the donor list to give money? if you have those small con industrybutions you can go back four or five times. if you can't go back ten times you are probably not going to hold up a big number. >> eric: there is also news she may have quit her church. what do you know? >> greg: the church had interesting things to say about the pope. a lot of catholics were upset. she may look to this as a reverend wright scenario and dumping out of there quick. all the stuff you do before you are a candidate that
i think if the corporations or big donors, big bundlers have money to give, they are giving it to the senate g.o.p. races. >> bob: they are. the other reason they are not giving it to her is they are scared to death that she will become president. that's my new zealand point. give her credit for raising money. she did it last year, and state-of-the-arted in the healthcare debate. she was smart getting out there -- and smart in the healthcare debate. this is not as formidable -- >>...
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a big thanks to mitt romney. thank you. [applause] >> our political coverage continues with the discussion on how democratic activists feel toward president obama and the debt reduction talks. this is about 45 minutes. dot org you thofrment also the vice president of the center for american progress. appreciate your time. let me share with you this headline from the washingn examiner. the president's prospects with regard to re-election. is this moment and maybe this week a make or break moment for the president? caller: i think so. heading into a deadline of august second and the deal has got to happen this week in order for the nations economic rate togeer survive. i think the bond agencies have h said you have to have long-term repercussions so it's important they get that deal this week and you have to strike that grand bargain. that's where president obama said you have to go over the long-term. in order to have sca debt reduction you have to have taxes particularly on the wealthy. paying an among the lowest they have.
a big thanks to mitt romney. thank you. [applause] >> our political coverage continues with the discussion on how democratic activists feel toward president obama and the debt reduction talks. this is about 45 minutes. dot org you thofrment also the vice president of the center for american progress. appreciate your time. let me share with you this headline from the washingn examiner. the president's prospects with regard to re-election. is this moment and maybe this week a make or break...
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i think it would be a big deal if the u.s. government couldn't pay its debts but i don't think that's where we're going to end up. we're not greece. greece is a small economy, greece is way, way deeper in hot than we are. people have lots of options where to put money and greece is low on their list because they think there's going to be a default. where the greece metaphor comes in is that greece and portugal and spain and ireland have raised questions about whether governments keep their promises. and to the extent that the congress and the president can agree on a long run fiscal plan, it raises the question of, are we ever going to get our act together so that we don't become greece? >> and is the market yet or do you suspect it will either price this in or panic? >> it's been amazing how calm the markets have been and i think there are two reasons for that. one is, they kind of assume that eventually washington will do what it has to do. and secondly, greece and europe have been such a preoccupation that nobody wants to h
i think it would be a big deal if the u.s. government couldn't pay its debts but i don't think that's where we're going to end up. we're not greece. greece is a small economy, greece is way, way deeper in hot than we are. people have lots of options where to put money and greece is low on their list because they think there's going to be a default. where the greece metaphor comes in is that greece and portugal and spain and ireland have raised questions about whether governments keep their...
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i think it would be a big deal if the u.s. government couldn't pay its debts but i don't think that's where we're going to end up. we're not greece. greece is a small economy, greece is way, way deeper in hot than we are. people have lots of options where to put money and greece is low on their list because they think there's going to be a default. where the greece metaphor comes in is that greece and portugal and spain and ireland have raised questions about whether governments keep their promises. and to the extent that the congress and the president can agree on a long run fiscal plan, it raises the question of, are we ever going to get our act together so that we don't become greece? >> and is the market yet or do you suspect it will either price this in or panic? >> it's been amazing how calm the markets have been and i think there are two reasons for that. one is, they kind of assume that eventually washington will do what it has to do. and secondly, greece and europe have been such a preoccupation that nobody wants to h
i think it would be a big deal if the u.s. government couldn't pay its debts but i don't think that's where we're going to end up. we're not greece. greece is a small economy, greece is way, way deeper in hot than we are. people have lots of options where to put money and greece is low on their list because they think there's going to be a default. where the greece metaphor comes in is that greece and portugal and spain and ireland have raised questions about whether governments keep their...
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really not a big change from today tempwise. tomorrow, partly sunny skies, and we'll call it mild inland. there is the eventual temperature range from 60-80 degrees. forecast highs for tomorrow afternoon, you can see a few low 70s from clear lake outside tortes saint helena. fairfield, 79 and oakland tops out at 70 and the temperatures inland back up to the upper 70s to lower 70s. san josi, 76, morgan hill at 80 and san francisco you can have the clouds becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. a forecasted high of 66 degrees. here is the five-day forecast i have prepared for you. you can see not much change that tuesday and then for wednesday, thursday and friday, we're gradually going to warm things up. we have kind of delayed the warm up a bit, at least talking about the 90-degree heat, but that will move into the region saturday and especially by sunday. heather and ken, these are all just minor changes. you won't wake up one day and say, boy it's warm out here. it's about a week way. >> it's on its way. >> it's coming. >> wh
really not a big change from today tempwise. tomorrow, partly sunny skies, and we'll call it mild inland. there is the eventual temperature range from 60-80 degrees. forecast highs for tomorrow afternoon, you can see a few low 70s from clear lake outside tortes saint helena. fairfield, 79 and oakland tops out at 70 and the temperatures inland back up to the upper 70s to lower 70s. san josi, 76, morgan hill at 80 and san francisco you can have the clouds becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon....
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they are convincing one another that it is not that big after deal. so right now the white house's big hope and i don't think it is misplace said that if we go to do doom's days on this, the hope is people that get blamed will be the republicans. >> that's option 2. that's default. i've given you two options. >> it's not default if we don't stop sending out the checks. if we keep sending out the checks, it's not default. we didn't default in '95. we just got near to it. >> does the president then say, okay, i'll agree to the republican plan? what's the third option besides default and defeat? how does he force his point of view, which is a reasonable balance, two or three to one, spending cuts to revenue hikes. >> i have no idea. i should say they're talking four or five to one. >> how do we get to there then? >> he can't. on his own we simply cannot. we live in a country, the constitution, the constitution has ultimate power. a lot of people think he could ignore them by asserting constitutional authority, but that is really dependent on the supreme
they are convincing one another that it is not that big after deal. so right now the white house's big hope and i don't think it is misplace said that if we go to do doom's days on this, the hope is people that get blamed will be the republicans. >> that's option 2. that's default. i've given you two options. >> it's not default if we don't stop sending out the checks. if we keep sending out the checks, it's not default. we didn't default in '95. we just got near to it. >>...
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big state 24 million. better than one out of every 20 americans lives in texas. we are a pretty republican state. that gives him a big base to jump into a national contest. he's running. he had a meeting earlier this week in austin of fundraising types. two such meetings next week. policy experts flowing in and out of the city. he's getting ready to run. i suspect we'll see him step on to the stage in early august in houston when he has/ a big event. he will be in the race. >> greta: what are his bragging rights besides a big state? the governor in texas is different than the governorships we are accustomed to around the country. >> he has kept spending in check. presided over a conservative budget. and as a result, texas has been growing jobs when the rest of the country was hurting bad. texas was doing all right. we've created more jobs in texas in the last several years than the rest of the country combined. he helped governor bush before he became president, passed a medical liability reform and govern
big state 24 million. better than one out of every 20 americans lives in texas. we are a pretty republican state. that gives him a big base to jump into a national contest. he's running. he had a meeting earlier this week in austin of fundraising types. two such meetings next week. policy experts flowing in and out of the city. he's getting ready to run. i suspect we'll see him step on to the stage in early august in houston when he has/ a big event. he will be in the race. >> greta: what...
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i saw a big different. i thought if anyone needed a leg up it was our foster children. i started getting involved in education reform in 1998. as a result, people urged me to run for the minnesota state senate. i did i was there for six years. >> sean: what year? >> i was in the minnesota state senate from 2000 to 2006 in 2006 i was urged to run for congress, i did. and i've been here ever since. >> sean: why would you want to be president? >> i want to see us take our country back. i know that we can be so much better than we are today. i feel strongly about that. i want to be able to take my background, expertise and make the decisions that have to be done. we need a president who understands the times that we live in. who can correctly diagnose the problems. who can apply the right solution. someone who has the courage to carry it out. we need a fighter, right now to fight against the political establishment. that is really what the problem is. that's what my whole life and history has been about. fighting against the establishment. >> sean: what would separate you f
i saw a big different. i thought if anyone needed a leg up it was our foster children. i started getting involved in education reform in 1998. as a result, people urged me to run for the minnesota state senate. i did i was there for six years. >> sean: what year? >> i was in the minnesota state senate from 2000 to 2006 in 2006 i was urged to run for congress, i did. and i've been here ever since. >> sean: why would you want to be president? >> i want to see us take our...
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the economic problem there's are no big secret. you can see it bounced back quickly after a mid-day dip. >>> netflix soaring 8% on word it's expanding it's video streaming business to 43 countries in latin america and the caribbean. >>> and chinese search engine is teaming up with microsoft to deliver big results on their search page. no compensation involved but the companies see it as a win-win proposition. >>> that's it for cnbc. we are first in business worldwide. and now back to chris and "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican party is known for resting mitch of its power in governing and pride themselves in picking a presidential candidate early as they did with george w. back in 2000. why are we seeing gop leaders coalescing around a candidate? why don't they seem to be happy with the candidate list making the rounds now? chief are politic coe and with new york magazine covering the romney campaign for what it is up in new hampshire. i want to start with john harasin. jump in there right away, seems to me
the economic problem there's are no big secret. you can see it bounced back quickly after a mid-day dip. >>> netflix soaring 8% on word it's expanding it's video streaming business to 43 countries in latin america and the caribbean. >>> and chinese search engine is teaming up with microsoft to deliver big results on their search page. no compensation involved but the companies see it as a win-win proposition. >>> that's it for cnbc. we are first in business worldwide....
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. >> i want to talk about the big month coming up in iowa in august. there's a lot going on in the g.o.p. primary. can you handicap the race for us a little bit in iowa and specifically handicap the straw poll, as you see it now, a couple of weeks out? >> well, first of all, it's a very fluid situation. as you know, the last time romney won the poll but then the iowa caucuses was won by governor huckabee. since huckabee decided relatively late not to run, things are wide open. and romney is not competing in the straw poll. so, you know, the two -- romney is the national frontrunner but not competing in the straw poll. so you've got a wide open situation. congressman michelle bachmann was born and raised in iowa. i think she got off to a really good start here. governor pawlenty, the former governor of minnesota, although he's not done well in the polls, he may surprise some people i think he may do better than people expect. also, you got ron paul, who's going to be competitive in this. herman cane. rick santorum. just recently rick perry, although he'
. >> i want to talk about the big month coming up in iowa in august. there's a lot going on in the g.o.p. primary. can you handicap the race for us a little bit in iowa and specifically handicap the straw poll, as you see it now, a couple of weeks out? >> well, first of all, it's a very fluid situation. as you know, the last time romney won the poll but then the iowa caucuses was won by governor huckabee. since huckabee decided relatively late not to run, things are wide open. and...
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there is a big issue coming up with regards to the debt ceiling. the president ought to be in washington meeting with republicans. meeting with democrats. he should not leave that town until he understands what is going to take to get this economy going again and with the fiscal crisis. he is year raising money for a campaign. he does not even have a primary opponent. the is going to raise $1 billion? we are not going to raise anywhere near that kind of money. focus on getting americans back to work. that is where he ought to be spending his time. >> let's do them one at a time. how can i assured voters i will do a better job. i can assure voters that i would spend every waking moment doing what i could to get americans back to work. i would focus my energy and passion on the economy and on giving americans a good jobs. secondly, i spent 25 years in the private sector. i know what jobs leave. i know what they come. i have seen success and i have seen failure. in large of the economy works. the president is a nice guy and i know he is trying, but he
there is a big issue coming up with regards to the debt ceiling. the president ought to be in washington meeting with republicans. meeting with democrats. he should not leave that town until he understands what is going to take to get this economy going again and with the fiscal crisis. he is year raising money for a campaign. he does not even have a primary opponent. the is going to raise $1 billion? we are not going to raise anywhere near that kind of money. focus on getting americans back to...
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blow him up so he looks big and fat so we can eat him? like a christmas turkey. >> well -- >> clinton is that strategic? >> that's strategic times ten. i wouldn't put anything past bill clinton in that area. there is a means a notion, that romney is better and on the stump, i can say i've seen him a couple times today and yesterday, i think it's generally true. he is more comfortable speaking in front of groups. more comfortable taking questions from people. he is more natural and more fluid and easier on his feet, but he still does have the tendency sometimes to put his foot in his mouth and the to put his foot in his mouth. the problem for him, because he has this reputation from 2008 as having been a flip-flopper everyone's antennas are on alert trying to catch him flip-flopping again. that's true for republican establishment and primary voters. they think that's a big problem for him and are giving him more scrutiny in that area than they would for other candidates. >> is he mr. right or mr. right now? >> certainly mr. right now. you
blow him up so he looks big and fat so we can eat him? like a christmas turkey. >> well -- >> clinton is that strategic? >> that's strategic times ten. i wouldn't put anything past bill clinton in that area. there is a means a notion, that romney is better and on the stump, i can say i've seen him a couple times today and yesterday, i think it's generally true. he is more comfortable speaking in front of groups. more comfortable taking questions from people. he is more natural...
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we're talking about big washington law firms. we're talking about lobbying firms, and things like pricewaterhouse. good companies, but to say that you're protecting small businesses and mom-and-pops is just dead wrong. it's counterfactual. i think we should put an end to that myth right now. what they're protecting are big corporate special interests, oil and gas company, corporate jets, those kind of entities. >> their argument is, look, we -- a lot of republicans say, fine, we think some of these loopholes ought to go but in order to do that we have to have tax reform which we can't get really get between now and august 2nd. if they would agree to that in exchange for some sort of deal that would say we have to have tax reform by date certain, would you go for that? >> we're all for tax reform. we think we should bring down the corporate rate, expand the base -- >> it's part of the price of getting them to agree to something. >> yeah, and part of that could go to debt reduction. here's the republican position. but not one penny
we're talking about big washington law firms. we're talking about lobbying firms, and things like pricewaterhouse. good companies, but to say that you're protecting small businesses and mom-and-pops is just dead wrong. it's counterfactual. i think we should put an end to that myth right now. what they're protecting are big corporate special interests, oil and gas company, corporate jets, those kind of entities. >> their argument is, look, we -- a lot of republicans say, fine, we think...
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and of course, these are very big boots to step into. and i have to say, from what i'd heard, it's no surprise that james murdock has not, it would seem, been fully equal to the task. though i think one has to be cautious and say it will be some time before we know the full story here as to what he knew and didn't know and what he did and didn't do. >> james murdock seemed to be the real champion of this giant deal over there for bskyb. and his father seems to be the one who say, no, we're not going to do that right now, we can't do it. is this deal to quote "the princess bride" all dead or only mostly dead? >> well, the deal, had it not been sunk as i think it has been by the scandal, would have been very good indeed. this british sky broadcasting has revenues of something over 6 million pounds, i believe. that may be dollars. in any event, a year, of which the profit is close to 1 billion pounds or dollars. it's an awful lot of money. compare that with the newspapers here that he owns which, you know, it's nickels and dimes. so the rea
and of course, these are very big boots to step into. and i have to say, from what i'd heard, it's no surprise that james murdock has not, it would seem, been fully equal to the task. though i think one has to be cautious and say it will be some time before we know the full story here as to what he knew and didn't know and what he did and didn't do. >> james murdock seemed to be the real champion of this giant deal over there for bskyb. and his father seems to be the one who say, no,...
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hit me up. >> greta: then a big surprise. marine sergeant ray lewis just asked betty by. >> i would like to take betty white. she is just funny, sweet, mature. she is an all around perfect woman. me and her, marine corp ball in year. call me. >> greta: unfortunately, betty white has declined the invitation saying i love a pan in a uniform, unfortunately, i cannot accept, as i will be taping an episode of "hot in cleveland." >> yes we admit it is odd. a church in ohio retrying casey anthony, sort of. the congregation held its own court staging a mock retrial during their sunday service. 12 parish acted as the jury with parishers acted as the jury with the reverend acting as a judge. >> i say no. >> greta: how did they find casey guilty or not guilty? the mock trial resulted in a hung jury with eight parishioners voting guilty and four voting not guilty. there you have the best of the rest. >> forget about the bride and groom. justin bieber is pushing them out of spotlight. we'll show you why, n n n n n n [ man ] they said i co
hit me up. >> greta: then a big surprise. marine sergeant ray lewis just asked betty by. >> i would like to take betty white. she is just funny, sweet, mature. she is an all around perfect woman. me and her, marine corp ball in year. call me. >> greta: unfortunately, betty white has declined the invitation saying i love a pan in a uniform, unfortunately, i cannot accept, as i will be taping an episode of "hot in cleveland." >> yes we admit it is odd. a church...
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it is a big problem. i don't know why anyone who isn't an elected republican can't talk seriously about social is security and medicare and medicaid. according to obama's own treasury secretary are going to consume within 10 years, 92 cents of every federal budget dollar. that isn't a system that can last. yet, a majority of americans say don't touch social security. don't touch medicare this is what the democrats are saying. that's why you keep having these -- remember rudd man and the concorde coalition? no elected politician, republican or democrat will talk about reforming social security. >> sean: we always get the tax increases, spending cuts, reagan never came, george her burt walker bush, they never come. the idea they are going to hand it over, it is not going to happen. -- you raised a more fundamental question why they need to stand strong here. that is, philosophically, we've become -- look what happens when they put austerity measures in place in europe. look at what happened to greece. if we
it is a big problem. i don't know why anyone who isn't an elected republican can't talk seriously about social is security and medicare and medicaid. according to obama's own treasury secretary are going to consume within 10 years, 92 cents of every federal budget dollar. that isn't a system that can last. yet, a majority of americans say don't touch social security. don't touch medicare this is what the democrats are saying. that's why you keep having these -- remember rudd man and the...
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would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the west wing. with budget negotiations still deadlocked, lay makers have ramped up the posturing in an effort to score points with the public, democrats and republicans are blaming each other for blocking a budget deal. kelly o'donnell, ain't no recess next week, huh? >> they claim they are going to work. let's see how much they get done. they are gone today and they'll be gone through the holiday and back here to try to show that they are concerned and willing to work on this debt issue. and one of things if you want to know what's behind this republica
would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the...
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and that safes them a pretty big -- saves them a pretty big tax bill. we're already initiating a bunch of steps. the biggest challenge i hear from small businesses now has to do with financing because a lot of small businesses got their financing from community banks. typically they are not getting them from the big wall street banks but they are getting them from the various region a.m. banks in their communities. a lot of those banks >> pretty overextended in the commercial real estate market which has been hammered. a lot of them are still digging themselves out of bad loans that they made that were shown to be bad during the recession. what we tried to do is get the small business administration, the federal agency that helps small businesses to step in and to provide more financing. you know, waiving fees, seeing if we can lower interest rates in some cases, making sure that the threshold for companies that qualify for loans are more generous and that has helped a lot of small businesses all across the country and this is another example of where w
and that safes them a pretty big -- saves them a pretty big tax bill. we're already initiating a bunch of steps. the biggest challenge i hear from small businesses now has to do with financing because a lot of small businesses got their financing from community banks. typically they are not getting them from the big wall street banks but they are getting them from the various region a.m. banks in their communities. a lot of those banks >> pretty overextended in the commercial real estate...
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they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes across the hills and then the taliban fall silent. america knew why it came here, but isn't sure why it's staying. >> can we get like a police call for like cigarette butts? >> absolutely. >> reporter: ten minutes later, jets swoop into strafe the hills. a show of force for the taliban are now either gone or dead, at least five killed by the soldiers count. the next morning, it starts again. mortars and rocket propelled grenades pound the base. for a second time in just 15 hours, the place is under attack. much heavier this time and it appears they've taken casualties. more air s
they're worried the taliban have been preparing a big one. after days of nothing, the insurgents are getting attacked from all sides. >> come on, hustle up. >> reporter: they use mortars first, aiming fortal ban talibae hills. but the incoming fire is very accurate here. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: they arrange cover from heavy machine guns. but the bullets are too close. locals scatter. just before huge american fire power has the last word. four massive air strikes...
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take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being done. guest: the joint strike fighter is the largest program on the pentagon books. the costs have continued to growth route in light of the program. for a variety of reasons from problems with testing. two-marine corps is on ta yer probation. the problem is that these increases have become more run- of-the-mill than they should be. host: why not just go down to the hard wear store and buy a piece of plywood or whatever? why go with the fancy more expensive piece of equipment? off of twitter -- talk was about the rules and r
take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being...
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they will have a big meeting in our building about this. another question -- i get paid on the first and the third. already --checks even if it goes down and they are scared everyone sells security, we will not get their checks. host: a couple of veterans call this morning and said that their military pay has already come through. we are waiting outside the senate with reporters gathered to hear from democratic leaders. you can see harry reid is speaking on the senate floor now on c-span 2. once he is done, he will come out in front of reporters and take questions and possibly other leaders. while we wait for that to happen, we will continue with your calls. caller: texas, democrats line, go ahead. ason't know what is going on far as the welfare system. host: you are breaking up but it is tough to understand so we will let you go. in washington, republican line, what is your town? caller: parkersburg, west virginia. i am watching best. this. i don't think people understand that we have not had a budget for two years before this. we need a b
they will have a big meeting in our building about this. another question -- i get paid on the first and the third. already --checks even if it goes down and they are scared everyone sells security, we will not get their checks. host: a couple of veterans call this morning and said that their military pay has already come through. we are waiting outside the senate with reporters gathered to hear from democratic leaders. you can see harry reid is speaking on the senate floor now on c-span 2....
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ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. we need to decrease federal spending. we need to decrease our deficit. the last thing we need is to >>> we are following a live debate on the house floor on speaker boehner's debt bill and you may not know it, but the last country to default on the debt was jamaica in 2010. yes, jamaica, the middle income developing country with a population of under 3 million and best known for the tourism and music and island paradise and the visitors from all over the world, and it is also an island nation with one of the most abysmal debt burdens in the world. in the 2009/2010 fiscal year, jamaica's interest payments on the public debt were 45% of the government's expenditure which left hardly any room for spend on anything else. the government was fo
ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. we need to decrease federal spending. we need to decrease our deficit. the last thing we need is to >>> we are following a live debate on the house floor on speaker boehner's...
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they have to see the big picture. i am the big picture guy. host: npr.org breaks down the statistics about who is serving and the comparison to the vietnam era. it has gone down significantly group 2008. nbc who -- and we wee wsee who servers according to gender. race and ethnicity as we drop down a little farther, 66% of military personnel are quite, compared with 64% among the u.s. population. we can see a little bit of the picture of louis serving and in the midst of military branch by race and ethnicity -- a picture serving.who is matt writes on twitter -- guest: there's no question that been the age of an all-volunteer force, which is what we have now, the benefits have to be enough to attract people. we had a spike in recruiting. there were real problems in recruiting before 9/11. so there's a correlation. people not able to get a job elsewhere will join. people who are economically not privileged are disproportionately non-white. that is true. of more interest to me at this point is the fact that the military is not so small. that is th
they have to see the big picture. i am the big picture guy. host: npr.org breaks down the statistics about who is serving and the comparison to the vietnam era. it has gone down significantly group 2008. nbc who -- and we wee wsee who servers according to gender. race and ethnicity as we drop down a little farther, 66% of military personnel are quite, compared with 64% among the u.s. population. we can see a little bit of the picture of louis serving and in the midst of military branch by race...
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i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. the big story we're watching right now, debt, deficit, downgrade, deadlock. there's six more days until the august 2nd debt default deadline. really, does anybody think there's going to be a deal? >> it can pass the house and pass the senate. i hope the president will consider signing it into law. >> the speaker's proposal cannot pass the senate, will not reach the president's desk. >> another day, another delay as washington tries to come up with a debt deal. today's breaking news a bipartisan group did the math on both the duelling democratic and republican debt plans and both come up short on their projected savings goals. democrats put their bill on hold. while republicans scramble to rewrite theirs. >> things are very fluid. >> today's house vote tabled while gop leaders try to get reluctant freshman on board. >> i want a solution, not a deal. i don't think this goes far enough. >> does this keep us in the battle. >> john boehner has a group of people that believe their way is th
i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. the big story we're watching right now, debt, deficit, downgrade, deadlock. there's six more days until the august 2nd debt default deadline. really, does anybody think there's going to be a deal? >> it can pass the house and pass the senate. i hope the president will consider signing it into law. >> the speaker's proposal cannot pass the senate, will not reach the president's desk. >> another day, another delay as...
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in short, the guys with the big checks don't want reform or change. they've never had it so good. that is why no one running for president talks about solving the problem. on fair trade, stealing our best jobs, institutional corruption or of washington, d.c. -- they need the money to win. i run for president by accepted no pac money, no contribution over $100 per person and full disclosure no matter what the size of the gift, $5 or $75. we must break the stranglehold of special interests on a tax code you cannot lead, a budget that will never be balanced, debt that cannot be repaid, and the reform of wall street banks who live by their greed and illegal activities. health care reform that does not drive down the cost and we send american jobs overseas day after day. there's only one way to get control of our country away from the special interests -- don't take their blood money. don't take their pac money. don't take their bundled the money. the president must be free to challenge and change washington and our current president -- he is raising $1 billion while in office. with my
in short, the guys with the big checks don't want reform or change. they've never had it so good. that is why no one running for president talks about solving the problem. on fair trade, stealing our best jobs, institutional corruption or of washington, d.c. -- they need the money to win. i run for president by accepted no pac money, no contribution over $100 per person and full disclosure no matter what the size of the gift, $5 or $75. we must break the stranglehold of special interests on a...
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chris sweet and danielle balmer have one big blended family on this independence day. a holiday that always carries special meaning for all of them. to see their smiles now, danielle and her two little ones, chris and his three, you'd never suspect how they got here. about four years ago danielle's husband was on patrol in iraq when he was killed by an ied. they were just about to celebrate their tenth anniversary. >> i was scared and didn't know what to do, but i wasn't thinking much past that day. >> reporter: about a year later, chris' wife jessica sweet was diagnosed with leukemia. >> i brought all the kids into jessica and i's bedroom and i told them. i told them that mommy had died, and she wasn't coming home. >> reporter: looking for support both widower and widow found themselves at an event for military families. >> it initially started out with us primarily talking about our loss and how it's affected us and our children. from that our relationship started. >> reporter: at the home they now share, there are constant reminders of their past, photos of the orig
chris sweet and danielle balmer have one big blended family on this independence day. a holiday that always carries special meaning for all of them. to see their smiles now, danielle and her two little ones, chris and his three, you'd never suspect how they got here. about four years ago danielle's husband was on patrol in iraq when he was killed by an ied. they were just about to celebrate their tenth anniversary. >> i was scared and didn't know what to do, but i wasn't thinking much...
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you know the big of politics. i wonder, what is it like to stand there as a senator from new hampshire waiting for the president and boehner and the crazy tea party people to cook up a deal, and then you've got to decide on what to do with it. what is the mood now among the grownup senators? >> i think people are very frustrated. it is time now for us to act. we have the whole world watching. we have an economy in this country that will have devastating consequences if we fail to raise the debt ceiling. middle-class families across this country who will be affected with their credit cards, car payments and mortgage payments. this is a manufactured crisis, it doesn't need to be there. it's time for people to put aside their partisan differences and come to the table and get this done. >> what i don't understand is -ç well, i do understand, but i don't want to, this coming together of ideology and crisis management. we have a solvency problem in the federal government, spending more than bringing in. that's a pract
you know the big of politics. i wonder, what is it like to stand there as a senator from new hampshire waiting for the president and boehner and the crazy tea party people to cook up a deal, and then you've got to decide on what to do with it. what is the mood now among the grownup senators? >> i think people are very frustrated. it is time now for us to act. we have the whole world watching. we have an economy in this country that will have devastating consequences if we fail to raise...
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but when you talk about house republicans, as jackie mentioned earlier, it's a very big freshman class, many of whom are tea party candidates and they have not been willing to negotiate or budge at all. so there could be some support from house republicans. but this whole battle shows very deep divisions in the republican party. >> jackie, as we get down to the wire, the tea party and their influence there in the house, is there a way here that speaker boehner can work around them? is there a way that the bill coming out of the senate can also alleviate or satisfy their needs? >> you know, i don't think so at this point. but there are a lot of things up in the air and i don't think the leaders know either. if they did, we would have a deal right now. we might end up with a situation where boehner is trying to corral democrats and system of the more moderate members of his party to vote for a proposal. so we've got three days here and a lot of questions still unanswered. >> jackie, erin, thank you both very much. >>> concern about the u.s. debt crisis is echoing across the globe, as wel
but when you talk about house republicans, as jackie mentioned earlier, it's a very big freshman class, many of whom are tea party candidates and they have not been willing to negotiate or budge at all. so there could be some support from house republicans. but this whole battle shows very deep divisions in the republican party. >> jackie, as we get down to the wire, the tea party and their influence there in the house, is there a way here that speaker boehner can work around them? is...
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it's washington, as you know. >> this is too big -- it's too big of an issue to play chicken with it. >> you have said you think the debt ceiling has to be raised. >> america should not the default. i sympathize with the people who stay, secretary geithner could be exaggerating, and i don't want to test it. i can tell you that there's not a good thing to default. that's not a good thing to do. particularly for us who are conservative republicans who have a great deal of sense that you have to have a balanced budget and pay your debts and kind of work these things out, and you can compromise somewhat but you can't compromise too much, so i hope -- >> if you were sitting at the table, would you say, yeah, i will agree to closing loopholes to oil and gas companies for 1.5 or 2.5 or any amount of spending cuts? >> i wouldn't do tax increases as a way to compromise. >> any? none? >> if we're going to compromise, let's compromise about the spending decreases and the extent of them. we would like to go a lot further than the democrats would like to go. there is areas of negotiation there. i
it's washington, as you know. >> this is too big -- it's too big of an issue to play chicken with it. >> you have said you think the debt ceiling has to be raised. >> america should not the default. i sympathize with the people who stay, secretary geithner could be exaggerating, and i don't want to test it. i can tell you that there's not a good thing to default. that's not a good thing to do. particularly for us who are conservative republicans who have a great deal of sense...